January 19, 2021

Secondary Attack Rate in Household Contacts of COVID-19 Paediatric Index Cases: A Study from Western India

Category: Article Summary

Topic: Transmission

Keywords (Tags): children, transmission

A cross-sectional study in Western India estimated a SARS-CoV-2 household attack rate from pediatric index cases of 2%, based on 72 pediatric index COVID-19 cases and 287 household contacts. Index cases were mostly male (94%) and between the ages of 12-18 (74%). Households of index cases with secondary infections were larger than those without secondary transmission (6.75 vs 4.9 members).

Shah et al. (Jan 18, 2021). Secondary Attack Rate in Household Contacts of COVID-19 Paediatric Index Cases: A Study from Western India. Journal of Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdaa269